Overview
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions on July 9, citing her “political and economic war campaign” to pressure the International Criminal Court against US and Israeli figures
- The measures invoke an executive order blocking entry and freezing assets of individuals linked to ICC actions against non-state parties
- Albanese’s 2024–2025 reports accused Israel of genocide and apartheid and named US companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Lockheed Martin in a “business of genocide” investigation
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and rights groups including Amnesty International have demanded the immediate revocation of the punitive measures
- Italian activists have launched solidarity campaigns and Nobel Peace Prize nominations for Albanese while the Italian government has remained publicly silent